James Lowe's double guides Leinster to victory

A fantastic clash between two of Irish Rugby's heavyweights comes to an end with Leinster taking home a well-earned victory over their rivals.

Here are Top Performers from the clash: 

James Lowe - Leinster

An outstanding performance by the New Zealander as he showed off his wide range of skills to dot down for two well-taken tries.

He was a consent threat to the Munster defence and did brilliantly to hold off three defenders to score his first five-pointer of the encounter.

His second was even more impressive as he acrobatically dived into the corner.

🏉|Try for @leinsterrugby!@jameslowenz goes over the line once again and what a finish this was!

LEI 27-12 MUN#GuinnesssPRO14 pic.twitter.com/iYBksYEtCp

— Premier Sports 📺 (@PremierSportsTV) October 6, 2018

Tadhg Beirne - Munster

The former Scarlets man loves the battle up front and he had a field day today.

He was aggressive and flew into rucks and tackles throughout the game.

He was definitely one of - if not - the best Munster forward in this clash.

Jamison Gibson-Park - Leinster

Another standout performance by the halfback as he dictated play and provided Ross Byrne with fantastic ball to attack from.

His service was top notch throughout the game and he even came up with a super try assist for James Lowe.

James Ryan - Leinster 

Another outstanding performance by the young lock as he continues to go from strength to strength.

He fronted up well against an aggressive Munster pack and was solid on defence making a match-high of 18 tackles.

His lineout work was also superb as Leinster lost just one lineout.

Andrew Conway - Munster

A strong performance by Conway at fullback in this match. He was Munster most dangerous attacking weapon making a game high of 79 running metres.

Whether it was starting the counter-attack from deep or causing problems with clever runs from the back the Munster man was exceptional. 

Ross Byrne - Leinster

Byrne dictated play brilliantly in this match and was named man of the match for his efforts.

The flyhalf got his side in great positions as they made the most of their 35% possession.

He also had a flawless game from the kicking tee.